Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce

Power-packed with protein and fiber, baked beans are good for digestive system.

It contains carbohydrate that, like that in apples, is of the low GI variety. The insoluble fibre in baked beans is not digested but moves into the large intestine, or colon, where bacteria act on it and produce short-chain fatty acids.These fatty acids are thought to nourish the colon lining and protect it from carcinogenic (cancer-causing) invaders.

Besides, the tomato sauce covering baked beans is also a good source of lycopene, another powerful antioxidant shown to help prevent heart disease and prostate cancer.